(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday after two sessions of gains as trade deficit rose in March, pointing to a contraction in economic growth in the first quarter.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 37.04 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,033.36, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 4.79 points, or 0.23 percent, to 2,109.7 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 19.61 points, or 0.39 percent, to 4,997.32.
(Reporting by Narottam Medhora in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
